Department Open House and Geovisualization Room Grand Opening
5:30 pm
Tomanek Hall 225
Anyone interested in the Geosciences Department welcome to stop by. This event will include tours of the department, a look at the new geovisualization room with 3D capabilities, view student work on display, and enjoy some light refreshments.
The FHSU Department of Geosciences would like to aknowledge graduates accomplishments. Faculty, friends, and family are invited to come and go as possible to celebrate with the graduates.
Congratulations are in order for this year's graduates:
Dustin Fross, Benjamin Grover, Adam Staab, Barnabas Sprague, Kathryn Prinslow, Lydia Rinke, Matthew Meier, Christopher Neeley, Ross Benisch, and Joseph Hall.
As a part of the FHSU AugustFest and New Student Orientation, the department open house provides students and families an opportunity to meet department faculty, staff, and other students. Also, a part of the evening will be an orientation to the department as well as a review of services and opportunities available through the department.All geosciences students are invited to participate in this evening of fun and food. This will also be a pizza party for both the Sternberg Geosciences and Geocaching Clubs. Current members and interested students invited.
August 31
Sternberg Geosciences and Geocaching Club Social
5:00 pm
This is your opportunity to check out the Geosciences club. This club is two clubs rolled into one to provide students the most opportunities. The Sternberg Geosciences club is a student organization for geology and geography majors as well as any student who has an interest in these topics. The Geocaching Club is a club open to any FHSU member interested in the outdoor high-tech treasure-hunting game known as Geocaching. This two-in one club regularly hosts field trips, seminars, social events, and activities.
Join us for a light supper and an overview of the year to come. Also, a part of the evening will be an orientation to the department as well as a review of services and opportunities available through the department. All geosciences students are invited to participate in this evening of fun and food. Current members and interested students invited.
August 24
Classes Start
Back to School Picnic in the Quad 4:00 pm
This is a great way to find out about some of the organizations and activities at FHSU. Please take a few minutes to stop by the Geosciences Booth, hosted by the Sternberg Geosciences Club and the Geocaching Club. Free gifts for those who sign-up.
Sept. 12
GEOCRUZ
8:00 am - 9:00 pm.
Join the Geosciences Department Faculty on a guided tour of various sites of Geologic and Geographic interest in Kansas. A few of the sites we plan to visit are the I-70 Sinkhole, Cathedral of the Plains, Schoenchen Wells, and Castle Rock. Lunch and supper will be provided. Participation limited to new FHSU students, space limited. RSVP to geosciences@fhsu.edu or 785-628-5389. Further information will be provided to registrants.
Sept. 21
Travelogue Series Presentation
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm.
Stouffer Lounge, Memorial Union
Presented by John Heinrichs in Stouffer Lounge, Memorial Union.
Sept. 25-26
Geosciences Homecoming Activities
For more information on FHSU Homecoming click here.
Sept. 29
Movie Night
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tomanek Hall 106.
Showing "City of God," a story about two boys growing up in the slums of Rio De Janeiro in the 1960s, who take two different paths in life. The story is told through Buscape, a poor fisherman's son who dreams of becoming a photographer. His story narrates the violence and corruption surrounding the city, and the rise and fall of one of the city's most notorious bosses, Li'l Ze. As war wages on the streets, Buscape's only way out of this violent life is to expose its brutality to the world through his pictures. Along the way, lives of others are put into perspective as their stories intersect with the events that take place.
October 11-17
Earth Science Week
As part of the nation wide Earth Science awarness campaign FHSU Department of Geosciences is again hosting a Photography Contestand other activities. All students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to participate. More information . . .
October 13
Movie Night
(sponsored by Diversity Affairs)
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cody Commons.
Showing "MILK". In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before he died in 1978, a hero for all Americans. Filmed on location in San Francisco.
October 15
Movie Night
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tomanek Hall 106
Showing "Ten," by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami. "Ten" focuses on ten conversations between a female driver in Tehran, and the passengers in her car. Her exchanges with her young son, a jilted bride, a prostitute, a woman on her way to prayer, and others, sheds light on the lives and emotions of those whose voices are seldom heard.
October 19
Travelogue Series Presentation
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm.
"England" presented by Shley Snider and Denny Roth. Held in Pioneer Room, Memorial Union.
October 20
Movie Night
(sponsored by Diversity Affairs)
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cody Commons.
Showing "Slumdog Millionaire." The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 yr old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is just one question away from winning 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." When the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating, how could a street kid know so much? To prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum, and as he does so, each chapter of the story reveals the key to the answer of one of the game's show questions.
October 30
Halloween Party
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Stop by TH 213 for some sssspppooooky snacks and haunting laughs. Dr. Heinrichs has issued a challenge to all to dress appropriately.
Also, in celebration of Halloween we are hosting a pumpkin carving contest. Download the contest information here.
November 3
Movie Night
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
Memorial Union, Cody Commons
Showing "Hotel Rwanda." 10 years ago, some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda, and in the era of high-speed communication and round-the-clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only 3 months, 1 million people were brutally murdered. In the face of these unspeakable actions, inspired by his love for his family, an ordinary man summons extraordinary courage to save the lives of over a thousand helpless refugees by granting them shelter in the hotel he manages.
November TBA
Science Day
TBA
November TBA
Tiger Call
5:30 - 9:00 pm
An excellent opportunity to support the department and the departmental activities you like to participate in. You also could win some really cool prizes! Stop the the departmental office to find out more!
November 16
Travelogue Series Presentation
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm.
Held in Pioneer Room, Memorial Union.
Nov. 16-20
Geography Awareness Week
TBA
November 18
GIS Day
TBA
More information coming soon.
November 19
Movie Night
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
Tomanek Hall 106
Showing "Memoirs of a Geisha." In 1929 an impoverished nine year old named Chiyo from a fishing village is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy of Hatsumomo, until she is rescued by and taken under the wing of Hatsumomo's bitter rival, Mameha. Under Mameha's mentorship, Chiyo becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and social skills a geisha must master in order to survive in her society. As a renowned geisha she enters a society of wealth, privilege, and political intrigue. As World War II looms Japan and the geisha's world are forever changed by the onslaught of history.
December 1
Movie Night
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
Memorial Union, Cody Commons
Showing "Australian Rules." In Prospect Bay, a remote outpost on the South Australian coast, two communities, the Goonyas (whites) and the Nungas (blacks) come together on the one field they have in common, the football field. But the underlying racism and class warfare threaten to make the team's greatest victories irrelevant. This holds particularly true for Gary Black, a white teen who accidentally helps his local Australian Rules football team get the premiership. However, he is more interested in books than in sports, his best friend is the Aboriginal star of the team, and he is falling in love with a beautiful Aboriginal girl.
December 12
Geosciences, Physics, and Chemistry Holiday Party
10:30 till the food is gone!
All Geosciences, Physics, and Chemistry faculty, staff, and students invited to bring a favorite holidy food to TH 213. Punch will be provided.
